Cyclist killed by 'racing' car in London hit-and-run

A CYCLIST has died after being hit by a car "racing" on a main road in east London.

The cyclist was rushed to a nearby hospital with serious injuries but was pronounced dead on arrival

Police are hunting the driver of the vehicle, thought to be a white Volkswagen Golf, which is "believed to have been racing with another car" when it crashed at the junction of Commercial Road and Cavell Street, near Whitechapel, just after 10pm last night.

The 32-year-old victim was rushed to a nearby hospital with serious injuries but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.